KDUS
construction permit) KUPD (1959-1978) KKKQ (1978-1981) KUKQ (1981-1997) | |
Call sign meaning | K DeUSe ("Deuce") |
|---|---|
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 65165 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Repeater(s) | 100.7 KSLX-HD2 (Scottsdale) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdus1060.com |
KDUS (1060
By day, KDUS is powered at 5,000
History
MOR and Top 40
The station
.As the
The flip of KUPD-FM to rock sparked 1060 AM to also change. It became KKKQ "The New KQ" under Program Director Steve Casey, formerly with Top 40 leader KHJ Los Angeles and later one of the co-creators of MTV. KKKQ played oldies with a less talk, more music approach. The staff included Joe Bailey - mornings; Don Richards - Middays; Steve Casey - Afternoons. Don Richards would later take over as PD when Steve Casey left for MTV.
R&B, Country, Alternative
In the 1980s and early 1990s, AM 1060 cycled through various musical formats such as
During this time, KUKQ's original license was not renewed as the result of a 1988 comparative renewal hearing for KUKQ and KUPD-FM. Both stations lost their original licenses for lying to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about an alleged secret owner. An additional owner was ruled unfit to hold a license due to a 1982 criminal conviction in Arizona.[5] The stations were instead awarded to former owner Jack Grimm, his wife Jackie, Ruth Clifford, and radio executive Robert Fish, doing business as G&C Broadcasting.[6] In 1992, G&C took over KUKQ and KUPD-FM on new licenses, retaining the call letters, facilities and formats of the stations.
Talk and Sports
The new owners switched to a
After the switch to sports, the station started referring to itself as "The Deuce," and the call letters officially shifted to KDUS in 1997. Once its identity as a sports talk station become established, KDUS stopped using "Deuce" in its slogans, and adopted "The Fan AM 1060" as its identifier ("The Fan" for short) and "The Voice of the Fan" as its slogan.
Yahoo, NBC Sports, Sports Map
On April 1, 2013, The Fan AM 1060 changed its affiliation from
But the NBC Sports Radio network did not get as many
Programming
Sports talk shows
KDUS airs four hours worth of local programming on weekdays. It also carries three
Overnights and most weekend programming is provided by SportsMap, a radio network based in Houston. Brokered specialty programs air in random time slots at night and on the weekend.
Play-by-play
KDUS is the Phoenix radio home of Northern Arizona University football and NAU men's basketball. The station also broadcasts nationally syndicated NCAA and NFL football games and NCAA men's basketball games via the Sports USA Radio Network and Compass Media Networks.
KDUS is also the
KDUS carried the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals on AM from 1997 through the 2004 season, after which its rights were acquired by 620 KTAR. KDUS also aired broadcasts from the Arizona Hotshots of the short-lived Alliance of American Football. Since the AM signal of KDUS doesn't completely cover the Phoenix area, particularly at night, both the Cardinals and Coyotes arranged to have their games simulcast on FM sister stations KDKB or KSLX-FM.
Previous logo
(KDUS's logo under its previous "The Fan" branding)
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDUS
- ^ Wilkinson, Bud (April 17, 1981). "AM, FM country stations unite under familiar call letters". Arizona Republic. p. D9. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Wilkinson, Bud (March 30, 1987). "Radio's KUKQ changes format from urban to country". Arizona Republic. p. B10. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Wilkinson, Bud (March 31, 1989). "KUSK-TV suitor claims operation needs bailout". Arizona Republic. p. D11. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Judge Revokes KUKQ & KUPD License" (PDF). Radio & Records. 18 August 1988. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Newberg, Julie (January 18, 1992). "KUPD and KUKQ to be reclaimed by former owners". Arizona Republic. p. D7. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "KUKQ turning to talk format". Arizona Republic. October 1, 1993. p. D4. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Newberg, Julie (August 8, 1994). "KUKQ offers another fragmented alternative". Arizona Republic. p. C5. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Van Dyke, Charlie (January 13, 1996). "KVRY general manager 'correctively spins' out the station's front door". Arizona Republic. p. D7. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "The Fan AM 1060 Becomes NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 on April 1st". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
External links
- KDUS in the FCC AM station database
- KDUS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KDUS (pre-1992 license)
- KDUS AM 1060 Facebook